This is your Member Reference Number (MRN). You’ll need to provide this when you make an appointment with an EAP counselor or contact your EAP by phone.

Anthem provides automatic translation into multiple languages, courtesy of Google Translate. This tool is provided for your convenience only. The English language version is considered the most accurate, and in the event of a discrepancy between the translations, the English version will prevail. This translation tool is not controlled by Anthem, and the Anthem Privacy Statement will not apply. Please read Google's privacy statement. If you want Google to translate the Anthem website, select a language.

Benefits with Franciscan Alliance Inc.

Your EAP offers these great resources.

Resources for Parents of Transgender Youth

Human Rights Campaign. Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.hrc.org

Transgender youth: A parents' guide to helping their child transition. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine.
Link opens in a new windowhttps://findado.osteopathic.org/transgender-youth-parents-guide-helping-child-transition

Schmidt, S. (22 April 2021). FAQ: What you need to know about transgender children. Washington Post.
Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/22/transgender-child-sports-treatments

Digitale, E. (15 March 2021). How Parents Can Support Their Transgender Teens. Greater Good Magazine.
Link opens in a new windowhttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_parents_can_support_their_transgender_teens

Resources for Parents. Trans Youth Equality Foundation (TYEF). Link opens in a new windowwww.transyouthequality.org/for-parents

Transgender People, Gender Identity and Gender Expression. American Psychological Association (APA).
Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/transgender

What Is Transitioning? WebMD. Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.webmd.com/parenting/what-is-transitioning#1

How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following their child's lead and tolerating ambiguity. The Conversation.
Link opens in a new windowhttps://theconversation.com/how-parents-can-support-a-child-who-comes-out-as-trans-by-conquering-their-own-fears-following-their-childs-lead-and-tolerating-ambiguity-158275

A Family Experience with Gender Transition from the Parent's Perspective. University of Iowa Heath Care. Video posted 15 November 2019. Link opens in a new windowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihdlju57SLY

Morgan, H. (Revised 2023, February). Resources for parents of transgender youth. Raleigh, NC: Workplace Options.

More about this Topics

  • Building Self-Esteem: A Self-Help Guide (Part 3)

  • Coping with Anger

  • Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

  • Eco Anxiety: Everyday Strategies to Cope

  • Understanding Stress and Building Resilience

Other Topics

    • Good Mental Health at Every Age
    • Setting and Achieving Goals
    • Break the Rumination Cycle
    • Invest in Yourself
    • Learn to Manage Stress
    • Change Is Inevitable
    • Building your resilience
    • Taking time to recharge
    • Getting a fresh start
    • Check, challenge and change your thoughts
    • Making a Change
    • The Mind-Body Connection (2017)
    • Disrupting Negative Thoughts (2017)
    • Coping with Change
    • Building Better Mental Health